With the second industrial revolution in 20^th century, prominence of technology rose in significantly. It was the time, when all major newspapers and news websites introduced a section called technology news. This section covered updates about all the aspects of technology, including gadgets, internet, mobile, security as well as science.

The term, technology, is often used to imply to knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, and systems. It is also applied generally or to specific areas like construction technology, medical technology, and information technology. In order to update people regarding technology, technology news covers all these specific areas.

Technology news was aimed to deliver information, preview and reviews about technology to the readers across the globe. Most news dissemination media categorises technology updates into several sections like mobile, tablets, desktop, gadgets, internet, mobile apps, software and laptop, among others. Technology news reports all updates regarding these categories.

News dissemination media gather technology news from around the world. Like local or national news, technology news is not bounded by national boundaries. All the happening in the world of technology are reported for the technology lovers. Some of the dissemination media use news agencies for gathering technology news from around the world.

On the other hand, some big news dissemination media have foreign correspondent for gathering technology updates. These foreign correspondent stay in touch with the local community and maintain contacts with other journalists to gather latest technology news stories. Another source for researching technology news stories is internet.

Technology news writers keep track of the information or updates provided by companies dealing in technology. They search for technology news through press releases, websites post or inside sources. Writing technology news requires in-depth knowledge of the field, as reporting about new technological development requires it complete understanding.

Most news dissemination media have a technology news section that not only updates readers about news developments but also provides analysis and commentary on the available products and gadgets. The sole aim of analysis in technology news section is to help people choose the best available gadget on the market.

For writing analysis in the technology news section, several news dissemination media rely on technology experts. Like other news stories, while reporting technology news writer needs to be sure about accuracy of facts. Depending on the type of news story, technology news can either be hard news or soft news. Keeping in mind the target reader, tone of the technology news needs to be decided.